Album Rating: 4.0

"woops i did a flippant brevity again, sorry"

lol how dare

"the part i have strong feelings over whether is this album demands to be approached as something 'deep' in the sense of a grand, far-reaching statement, rather than as a first and foremost personal and testimonial affair that doesn't need to be overintellectualised"

see i guess thats where we diverge. i think a profound statement may need be grand and far-reaching but not a deep one. in fact i think how personal this is is exactly what makes it deep. i think the level of self-awareness in the reflection is deep. i think the recognition/irony of how insignificant all the deep thoughts are is deep. i'd certainly describe all of the most candid revelations and moments of disclosure i've shared with my friends and family as deep, especially ones that are this disarmingly regardful to the fact that a lot of these are just (new) thoughts about (old) thoughts. i do agree that it doesn't need to be overintellectualized, but i also think that the fact that it doesn't need to be overintellectualized doesn't need to be overintellectualized ;]

also, a little pedantic, but i never claimed the album was not deep (or the opposite of deep - not something i would accuse it of!), just that it was not that deep (ie its content isn't dependent on being approached as supremely meaningful or artistically intricate, as some people seemed to imply while quibbling in detail over small fry points such as the title). hope that clarifies where i'm coming from

and for good measure, tally pip too

Album Rating: 4.0

as someone who never cared about the microphones



this is so good!

Album Rating: 4.0

wait i thought sowing quit reviewing

He unquitted

Album Rating: 4.0

oh wow that sucks i guess or maybe it doesnt idk

Album Rating: 4.0

i agree with potsy a profound statement doesnt need to be a deep one i will not read farther than two sentences into either his or johnnys posts though

Good choice

Album Rating: 4.0

yeah its why you and i agree that fetch the bolt cutters is the most profound work of art of 2020 so obviously its where i would end up!

Album Rating: 4.0

"i agree with potsy a profound statement doesnt need to be a deep one"

yes lol i think we can agree on this and enjoy our days a little more for it / Good choice [2]

Album Rating: 4.0

yeah i love a comment about loving something just because you love something!

Hmm I see I am not the only harnesser of flippant brevity in our midst

Album Rating: 4.0

potsy lets be honest you were once the biggest enemy of flippant brevity, years ago



those halcyon days!

Oh I still am

paragraph full of big words

paragraph disagreeing with someone else's paragraph of big words

paragraph that shows i have no idea what i'm talking about

paragraph referencing philosopher i haven't read or understood

poorly disguised questioning of other user's cognitive ability


yep ladies and gentleman this is how to microphones thread

Album Rating: 4.0

everyone needs to get tested

Album Rating: 3.5

*screams WHY CANT WE JUST GET ALONG in PUP*

Album Rating: 4.0

Honestly wtf are you dorks talking about

I think there's plenty sonic diversity on this album (EP? Single?) to want to come back to it. The "basic" guitar is the foundation on which the rest of the musicianship is built off of.